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To develop a new procedure for estimating remaining pavement life, the authors used a failure prediction model that uses punchouts as the major failure criterion. This model, later calibrated against continuously reinforced concrete (CRC) pavement data by the Center for Transportation Research, can be used to generate a failure curve for a given pavement. The failure curve describes the relationship between punchouts (failures) and equipment single axle loads (ESALs). If a certain number of failures per mile (FPM) is specified as the indicator for a failed pavement, and if the current number of failures per mile is known, then the number of remaining ESALs the pavement will withstand can be determined from the failure curve. From the number of remaining ESALs, the amount of remaining pavement life can be calculated using an appropriate traffic model.
To develop a new procedure for estimating remaining pavement life, the authors used a failure prediction model that uses punchouts as the major failure criterion. This model, later calibrated against continuously reinforced concrete (CRC) pavement data by the Center for Transportation Research, can be used to generate a failure curve for a given pavement. The failure curve describes the relationship between punchouts (failures) and equipment single axle loads (ESALs). If a certain number of failures per mile (FPM) is specified as the indicator for a failed pavement, and if the current number of failures per mile is known, then the number of remaining ESALs the pavement will withstand can be determined from the failure curve. From the number of remaining ESALs, the amount of remaining pavement life can be calculated using an appropriate traffic model.
Method for Estimating the Remaining Life of Continuously Reinforced Concrete Pavements
1994
65 pages
Report
No indication
English
Methodology for Estimating Remaining Life of Continuously Reinforced Concrete Pavements
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Methodology for Estimating Remaining Life of Continuously Reinforced Concrete Pavements
| British Library Online Contents | 1996
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| British Library Conference Proceedings | 1994
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